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Tuesday, October 09, 2012

GCSX System fundamentally wrong and snooping Tory Rutland County Councillor Begy Distributes Cllr Richards Private Email

GCSX System fundamentally  wrong, Tory Rutland County Councillor Begy Distributes Cllr Richards Private Email

Cllr Richardson wrote to Tory Cllr Pocock,

The use of GCSX system, as imposed by Rutland County Council, is fundamentally
wrong, this is confirmed by those outside of Rutland County Council. Again it is being taken
up with compliance experts. The misuse of the system to effectively snoop on
Councillors emails is also, as far as we can ascertain, illegal and we are taking this up
with the appropriate authorities.

The GCSX system also comes under your Portfolio, yet you seemingly declined
to engage with us to discuss the most serious matters. I cannot believe that you
find it acceptable that one of your own Conservative Members  has been without a
Council computer for several months with no information being provided to them,
that is a disgrace.

Again this could end in a Court case once we have discussed it fully with legal/compliance
representatives.

Last night Rutland County Council confirmed a unnamed Councillor had refused a council computer.

If this is the case I wonder how they carry out their duties of a councillor, considering the new council rule
that members can only use the councils 'secure systems'